Addiction Education

Addiction Education Program

For over twenty-five years McMaster has offered a comprehensive education in addiction studies to social service and health science professionals, and to those aspiring to begin a career in these fields. This is one of Canada's leading programs on addiction and substance abuse treatment.

Objectives of the Addiction Education Program

The Addiction Education programs were developed in partnership with the Faculty of Social Sciences to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills for working with people with addictions of various types.

Courses are designed to help you

• Understand addictions and approaches to intervention, including assessment, treatment, relapse prevention, case management and self-help
• Develop or enhance individual and group counselling techniques
• Explore specific needs of individuals and groups including, women, youth, the elderly, adult children of alcoholics, people with concurrent disorders, and people with gambling problems.

Who should take McMaster CCE's Addiction Education program?

• Addiction and mental health workers
• Nurses
• Counsellors and social workers
• Law enforcement professionals
• Health and social service professionals
• Anyone aspiring to enter the above fields